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The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) is dedicated to the advancement of the science and art of endocrine surgery. Our members have clinical expertise in and research interests that focus on endocrine surgical diseases. They are certified by either the American Board of Surgery of the United States, the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada or the equivalent governing boards in Mexico and South America. Our membership has recently expanded to include international leaders in endocrine surgery and allied specialists that have demonstrated a similar focus of practice. The AAES is committed to providing surgical expertise in diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands as well as in neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and GI tract. Our goal is to discover and promote the best treatments for endocrine disease to help improve our patients' lives.

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Once the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism is confirmed, the next step is to figure out if the patient has unilateral disease (hyperactivity in one adrenal) or bilateral disease (hyperactivity in both adrenals). The first step is to perform radiographic imaging looking for an aldosterone producing adenoma...Read More

The best treatment for primary hyperaldosteronism depends on the cause of the disease. Patients with unilateral disease should have an adrenalectomy. The operation usually is performed using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic surgery), but may require a traditional operation in cases of large,...Read More

Patients with primary hyperaldosteronism who do nothing are at risk of developing the complications associated with untreated high blood pressure. These complications include heart attack and heart failure, kidney damage and kidney failure, and stroke. Patients with suspected primary hyperaldosteronism...Read More

Primary hyperaldosteronism is a disease in which one or both adrenal glands produce too much aldosterone. The word primary means that the condition is caused by a problem in the adrenal glands. Problems outside of the adrenal glands can also lead to too much aldosterone, but these conditions are...Read More

Aldosterone is a hormone made by the adrenal gland that helps control the blood pressure by changing the levels of electrolytes such as sodium and potassium in the blood. Too much aldosterone causes the body to hold onto sodium and water and to get rid of potassium in unsafe amounts. This, in turn...Read More

The adrenal glands are two small glands that are several centimeters in length (about the size of your thumb), which sit above each kidney in the back of the abdomen. The adrenal glands are responsible for making hormones that control blood pressure and respond to physical stress (fight or flight...Read More

Patients with primary hyperaldosteronism who do nothing are at risk of developing the complications associated with untreated high blood pressure. These complications include heart attack and heart failure, kidney damage and kidney failure, and stroke. Patients with suspected primary hyperaldosteronism...Read More

The best treatment for primary hyperaldosteronism depends on the cause of the disease. Patients with unilateral disease should have an adrenalectomy. The operation usually is performed using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic surgery), but may require a traditional operation in cases of large,...Read More

Once the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism is confirmed, the next step is to figure out if the patient has unilateral disease (hyperactivity in one adrenal) or bilateral disease (hyperactivity in both adrenals). The first step is to perform radiographic imaging looking for an aldosterone producing adenoma...Read More

In the saline suppression test, the patient is given a salt solution through an IV, after which the levels of aldosterone and renin in the blood are measured. In patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, the level of aldosterone in the blood is still high and the level of renin is low even after...Read More

In the 24-hour urinary excretion of aldosterone test, a patient eats a high-salt diet for 5 days before measuring the amount of aldosterone in the urine over a 24-hour period. In patients with primary hyperaldosteronism, aldosterone will not be suppressed by the salt load, and the level of aldosterone...Read More

It is important to note that certain high blood pressure medications may interfere with the diagnostic tests for primary hyperaldosteronism and thus, after consultation with a physician, should be discontinued 4 to 6 weeks prior to testing. The best screening tests to determine if a patient has primary...Read More

Patients suspected of having primary hyperaldosteronism based on signs, symptoms, or resistant hypertension should be tested. The best screening tests to determine if a patient has primary hyperaldosteronism are simple blood tests that measure the levels of potassium, aldosterone, and renin in the blood....Read More

The most common sign of primary hyperaldosteronism is high blood pressure (hypertension) that does not respond to standard blood pressure medications. Patients with hypertension, especially resistant hypertension (blood pressure that is difficult to control and that requires multiple medications) should...Read More